You might think a forecast for rain coming at the end of a sweltering summer would be met with unalloyed happiness from any farmer. But this is Wine Country.
ST HELENA -- A few days ago, it was 117 degrees in the Napa Valley. Now, growers here are preparing for an inch of rain. That's the way it's gone this year in one of the most famous wine regions in the world where winemakers are having to roll with the punches.
For V. Satui president Tom Davies, the storm meant a chance for his workers to get a few days of rest. They'd been picking grapes nonstop for weeks.About 75 percent of his crop was in and all his tanks were full because the warm weather made almost all varieties of grapes ripen at once. There simply wasn't room to put in any more. That's where he thought the rainstorm could help.
Pulling in water now will only dilute the sugar levels that growers have worked so hard to achieve. Then there's the threat of mold if it's not warm enough after the storm to quickly dry the berries. So, Davies said, warm temperatures and a soft northerly wind would be nice.
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